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Church Hymnal 7

The Lord in Zion Reigneth

Words: Michael BruceMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1The Lord in Zion reigneth,
Let all the nations fear;
His justice and His mercy
Make His dominion dear.

2When He reveals His presence,
The mountains melt away,
And justice, like a pillar,
Supports His throne for aye.

3In Zion is His dwelling,
His rest for evermore;
And there He sits in judgment
As He hath done before.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 97

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The Lord in Zion reigneth,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Let all the nations fear;//˘/˘/6B
His justice and His mercy˘/˘˘˘/˘7C
Make His dominion dear./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

When He reveals His presence,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
The mountains melt away,˘/˘/˘/6B
And justice, like a pillar,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
Supports His throne for aye.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

In Zion is His dwelling,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
His rest for evermore;˘/˘/˘/6B
And there He sits in judgment˘/˘/˘/˘7C
As He hath done before.˘˘//˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.